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Authors
A. Schmitt-Hannig(1), R. Sefzig (2)
Affiliation
(1) Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz, Oberschleissheim, Germany
(2) Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit, Bonn, Germany
Abstract
Proper education and initial training together with constant professional training in conceptual, administrative and operational radiation protection is essential for ensuring that workers in the field of radiation are qualified to be in positions of responsibility. Each licensee in Germany requires that there be at least one person be in charge of radiation protection matters for the type of work being performed.
This person (e.g. a technician, physicist, medical doctor, etc.) needs
• Adequate education and training in radiation protection depending on the type of practice, his/her qualification and radiation protection tasks.
• Practical experience in a typical relevant practice for, in general, some months (i.e. small sources) up to 2 years (i.e. medical physicist) or 3 years (i.e. in medical therapy. This time may be included in the physician’s professional training as a specialist in a specific therapeutic field)
• Task specific training courses in radiation protection lasting from some days up to several weeks and ending with an examination. The training facilities providing the courses should be accredited by the competent authority.
All these requirements are regulated in a number of guidelines related to different types of practices and professional groups.
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